Tweet In the Hebrew Scriptures there are three divisions: Torah, Prophets, and Writings. (I have written about this extensively in older posts, but I will repeat a few things for our purposes in this post.) The Torah consists of five books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,...

Tweet I have made the video above to show the wrong way to read Ecclesiastes. Stay tuned for a video showing the right way to read the book. You need to have your sound on for the full effect of the...

Tweet These are some notes on the distinctive message of Chronicles about the reigns of Asa through the exile and decree of restoration. These chapters are preparing the reader living after the exile for the coming of the Christ. Asa’s Reign (2 Chron 14-16) As...

Tweet The word of God sometimes gives us different perspectives on particular kings. Thus while Kings tells us that Abijah was evil, Chronicles shows him as a good king. And while Kings told us that Rehoboam was evil, Chronicles tells us that he did some good that...

Tweet This post explores the overall theological agenda of the Chronicler in presenting the stories of the kings during the divided kingdom as well as explores these themes in particular when looking at the splitting of that kingdom into two in 2 Chronicles 10:1-19....

Tweet This post concerns the climax of the Solomon story in Chronicles. This part of the story is told almost identically to Kings, but it has an importance here that far exceeds its purpose in Kings. We are not treating this section in the order found in the text,...